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KUCHING, Nearly giving up on life after losing his left leg in a road accident 10 years ago, Sabah athlete Elvsius John had no choice but to rely entirely on the strength of his arms, which gave him a new lease on life. Today, Elvsius once again proved the power of his arms by not only sweeping all three gold medals but also breaking the Games records in all three different disciplines he participated in at the Malaysia Para Games (Para SUKMA) 2024 at the Sarawak Stadium here. The 30-year-old completed his golden hat-trick this edition by winning the F57

SINGAPORE, In a first of its kind pilot study on the hearts of bats, researchers from National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS) discovered that bats have the ability to increase the pumping strength of the hearts when in stress. This suggests that the hearts of bats are highly robust and capable of preserving heart function during intense periods of stress and hence are protected against heart failure (HF). Bat hearts: Superior adaptability to stress In a collaborative pilot study, researchers from NHCS, in partnership with Duke-NUS Medical School, performed an investigative test to assess the pumping strength of the heart of

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia plans to introduce a robust regulatory framework in parliament by November with the aim of establishing Malaysia as a global carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) hub, said Minister of Economy Mohd Rafizi Ramli. He said Malaysia is at a ‘sweet spot’ and that time has come for Malaysia to leapfrog and position itself as a CCUS leader as it has the experience and advantage, with a market fit for it. “And given that Asia alone will make up 50 per cent of global CCUS demand in 2050, Malaysia has taken swift action to capitalise on our

Cambodia’s Ministry of Health receives four ambulances from Future Smile Charitable Foundation and Pundarika Charity in a ceremony held here at Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital this morning under the presidency of H.E. Prof. Chheang Ra (R Front, Pic. 1), Cambodian Minister of Health, and H.E. Wang Wenbin, Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia. Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior H.E. Aphi Santepundit Sar Sokha (Pic. 1) addresses the participants while he was presiding over here this morning a dissemination meeting on the implementation of the ministry’s strategic plan for ‘Safe Village-Commune/Sangkat’ policy. Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse